Elton John – Im Still Standing (Bass Tab)
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I'M STILL STANDING (Bassline)
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1983 Album TOO LOW FOR ZERO)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Dee Murray - Bass'
Intro
Q=176(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||o-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
||o-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|---------------|
|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|
1.
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|------------------||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-----------------o||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--3-1--3-o||
|-------------|-------------|------------------||
Chorus
2.
$
$$
Q E. S E. S E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--------------0----||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|---------0--3----3-||-------------|-------3--3--|--------------|
|-1--1--3-----------||-1--1--3--3--|-4--4--------|--------------|
|-------------------||-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4---|
Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------3--|-------------|-------------|-4--4--------|
|-------3-4-----|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|
|-4--4----------|-------------|-------------|-------2--2--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------3--3--|-------------|
|-------------|-1--1--3--3--|-4--4--------|-------------|
|-4--4--4--4--|-------------|-------------|-4--4--4--4--|
Q E. S Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|------------3--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--------|
|-------3-4-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4--4----------|-------------|-------------|-------1--1--|
To Dbl. Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|
|-1--1--2--4--|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|
|-1--1--2--4--|-------------|-------------|-------------|
3rd Verse
To Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-3--3--3--3--||-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------||-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|----------------|
|-------------|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3---|
D.S. al Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|--------------0-----||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|---------0--3----3--||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--3------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------------||
Guitar Solo
&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1------------|---------------|
|-------------|------1-(1)--1-3-|-(3)--3--3--3--|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E. S E. S E. S
|-------------|-------------|--------------0-----||
|-1--1--1--1--|-------------|---------0--3----3--||
|-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--3------------||
|-------------|-------------|--------------------||
Outro
&&
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 5x
||--------------|-------------|-------------|---------------||
||o-------------|-1--1--1--1--|-3--3--3--3--|--------------o||
||o-1--1--1--1--|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||--------------|-------------|-------------|-1--1--2--4----||Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths